Biology
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks (i) to (v) with appropriate words:
To test a leaf for starch, the leaf is boiled in water to (i) …………… It is then boiled in Methylated spirit to (ii) …………… The leaf is dipped in warm water to soften it. It is placed in a petri dish, and (iii) …………… solution is added. The region of the leaf which contains starch, turns (iv) …………… and the region which does not contain starch, turns (v) ……………
Photosynthesis
ICSE 2018
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(i) kill the cells
(ii) remove chlorophyll
(iii) Iodine
(iv) blue black
(v) brown
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